Dealers' Diary

Antiquarian bookdealer Lester Capon, 75, lives in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, with his partner Meg. He has always had a passion for books, starting with bookselling in retail, before embarking on a bookbinding career spanning six decades.

London gallery owner John Kasmin is closely linked to British art of the late 20th century.

Dealer Esme Parish is moving on from her full-time role of offering antique silver from her base in Singapore.

Dealers report brisk business at York event in everything from religious texts to rave posters.

Victoria Rogers, whose career spans more than two decades across art, antiques and interior design runs her dealership Rogers-Forghani alongside organising the annual Tribal Art London fair

Sculptures and original works on paper by Salvador Dalí (1904-89) have been collated by Clarendon Fine Art for its show Salvador Dalí & The Modern Masters (until September 28).

An unconventional creator who influenced Mondrian finally gets her moment in the limelight with a new London show.

Portland Gallery of St James’s, London, holds an exhibition of all its artists to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

The first selling exhibition of original artworks by the artist and writer Ralph Steadman (b.1936) in 30 years will open in London this autumn.

Dealers delighted by good sales across all categories at latest Petersfield fair

Arch Rare Books & Antique Prints offers a command notebook chronicling Admiral Nelson’s command of the HMS Bellerophon in 1799.

Liberty Oriental Carpets has relocated to Petworth after decades in the famed Liberty department store in central London.

E&H Manners has made two sales to London museums.

Visions of the Orient is a selling show staged by Darnley Fine Art but also includes rarely seen loaned works from Rochdale’s museum that have been in storage for many years.

London gallery holds the first joint exhibition of works by ‘titans of the ceramic scene’ for 30 years

A look at the bumper season of fairs as dealers rouse themselves from holiday slumbers – including events in London, Yorkshire, Buxton, Paris and Florence

Events returning after the usual summer shutdown give a chance for the personal touch.

Demand for the distinctive portraits is rising among new and younger collectors, says specialist

Among the major dealers in portrait miniatures are Elle Shushan and Philip Mould & Company.